Đốc Binh Kiều (?–1886) real name Nguyễn Tấn Kiều, or Lê Công Kiều and was given the name Quan Lớn Thượng by common folks; was a Deputy General of Võ Duy Dương in the anti-colonial revolution against French in Đồng Tháp Mười in the second half of the 19th century in Vietnam. [1]
The Ngô dynasty was a dynasty that ruled the Principality of Tĩnh Hải quân (Jinghai) in northern Vietnam from 939 to 965. The dynasty was founded by Ngô Quyền, who led Vietnamese forces in the Battle of Bạch Đằng River against the Chinese Southern Han dynasty in 938.
Hoa-Binh is a 1970 French film directed by Raoul Coutard and based on a novel by Francoise Lorrain. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival, where Coutard won the prize for Best First Work.
Dương Tam Kha (楊三哥), formally King Ping of Yang (楊平王), later known as Duke of Chương Dương (章陽公), was king of Annam from 944 to 950.
The Anarchy of the 12 Warlords, also the Period of the 12 Warlords, was a period of chaos and civil war in the history of Vietnam, from 944 to 968 caused by the succession of the Ngô Dynasty after the death of King Ngô Quyền. This period is also sometimes simply called the Twelve Warlords. Five of the lords are verified to have traced their lineage from what is now China today.
Bruu is a Mon–Khmer dialect continuum spoken by the Bru people of mainland Southeast Asia.
Paris By Night 92: Nhạc Yêu Cầu was filmed on May 10, 2008 and May 11, 2008 at Knott's Berry Farm, California. In an attempt to make the programs more diverse, Thúy Nga had encouraged the fans to send in their requests in the format of video clips. The requested songs can be done by an individual or a group of people.
Paris By Night 91: Huế, Sài Gòn, Hà Nội is a Paris By Night program produced by Thúy Nga that was filmed at the Terrace Theater at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center on January 12, 2008 and January 13, 2008.
Paris By Night 79: Dreams is a Paris By Night program produced by Thúy Nga that was filmed at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, on August 20, 2005. The show was MC'ed by Nguyễn Ngọc Ngạn and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên.
Paris By Night 77: 30 Năm Viễn Xứ is a Paris By Night program produced by Thúy Nga that was filmed at the Terrace Theater in the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center on March 5, 2005. It was released to DVD on April 28, 2005 two months later, just in time 2 days before the 30th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 2005.
Paris By Night 86: PBN Talent Show - Semi-Finals is a Paris By Night program produced by Thúy Nga that was filmed at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California on February 8, 2007.
Kiều Công Tiễn or Kiểu Công Tiện (矯公羡) was a general in the court of Dương Đình Nghệ, a Vietnamese Jiedushi of Tĩnh Hải quân who took over the position in 931. In 937 Kiều Công Tiễn assassinated the Jiedushi to seize his position and thus provoked a revolt led by Ngô Quyền who sought revenge his lord and father-in-law Dương Đình Nghệ. In response to the attack, Kiều Công Tiễn appealed to Liu Yan, the emperor of Southern Han, for reinforcements but he was defeated and executed by Ngô Quyền before the army of Southern Han entered the country. Later, Ngô Quyền had a decisive victory over the Southern Han in the Battle of Bạch Đằng River and marked the independence of Vietnam from Chinese authorities.
Paris by Night 98: Fly With Us to Las Vegas is a Paris by Night program produced by Thúy Nga that was filmed at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino and had a DVD release on December 10, 2009. The show was hosted by Nguyễn Ngọc Ngạn and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên.
Vũ Quỳnh was a Vietnamese scholar-official and writer. He is best known for his work with Kiều Phú collecting the Lĩnh Nam chích quái.
Phan Trần is an anonymous Vietnamese language epic poem in lục bát verse originally written in Nôm script. It was first transcribed into the Latin-based modern Quốc ngữ Vietnamese alphabet in 1889.
Kiều, is a Vietnamese surname and unisex given name.
From Saigon to Dien Bien PhuAll quiet on the Saigon front or Saigon out of war is a 1970 Vietnamese 35mm Eastmancolor film directed by Lê Mộng Hoàng.
Kiều Công Hãn was a warlord of Vietnam during the Period of the 12 Warlords.
Kiều Thuận was a warlord of Vietnam during the Period of the 12 Warlords.
Mạc Kính Khoan (莫敬寬, ?–1638) was the ninth emperor of the Mạc dynasty. He reigned in 1623–1638.
Cantillation is the ritual chanting of prayers and responses. It often specifically refers to Jewish Hebrew cantillation. Cantillation sometimes refers to diacritics used in texts that are to be chanted in liturgy.